Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
Verse 23 begins and tells us that the law is a light and we well know God is light. It is a lamp unto our feet to help us follow the commandments and instructions in our life. This we need to keep us from all sin. The focus here is on the prostitute who lures you away by her sweet talking and dolled up appearance and seductive eyes. The seductiveness of this woman is so great but seems to be nothing to the man that is enticed by it. This leads to total ruin of the man including the loss of his wealth, freedom, family, purity, dignity and even his soul. Jesus even said in Matthew 5:28 “But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” I know all of this focuses on the woman luring a man but the same goes for a man luring a woman.
Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
We see now the reverse of what was in the previous verses. We are to listen to the teachings of the father and obey them and also listen to the instructions of the mother and obey them. When we bind them in our hearts it takes God implanting them there and we need to always keep them before us. By doing these things we will know that we are led in the right direction and it will cause us to have a good nights sleep and when we awake and first talk to God He will guide us through the day. God says in His word that we will dream dreams and see visions. If you remember we learned this in Proverbs 3:1-3. Proverbs 3:1 “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:” Proverbs 3:2 “For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.” Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:” “So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” And it tells the blessings that goes with it.
Proverbs 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
These next 4 verse are easy to understand, it is simply saying there are seven sins that God calls an abomination. The first one a proud look or some one who thinks they are better than some one else. God made us all the same to share His love with one another. The second God hates lying because He is nothing but truth and the tongue is the most unruly part of the body. Once something is said it can never be taken back so it is important to always speak the truth.The third the shedding of innocent blood , this one I could write a book on. The most innocent blood that is shed is those of babies that never see the light of day. The fourth the imaginations of the heart, this refers to wicked things when we know God desires our hearts to be pure and undefiled. The fifth the feet that are running from the trouble they get into because they not following the will of God. The sixth is speaking of some one who speaks lies about some else. We have just been through a political battle where we saw this done at it’s best.The seventh some one who does all they can to keep confusion going between the brethren of God. The one place we all should be unified is in the body of Christ. I ask today that you find a church to go to learn more about how living a life with God in the center of your life acn help you live a fulfilled life.
Proverbs 6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
This person here is one that we all have encountered at some time or another. This is someone who has no concept of what it means to be nice to someone. This is not who we need to be like or associate with but they are people who we need to witness to and try to get them to see the error of their ways. This person is so lost that they only know to continue do what they do. We see from this description and other descriptions of winking with the eye that it is used to trick people. This speaking with his feet shows that he is running to mischief. This talking with his fingers indicates evil gestures of the fingers. We have talked before about the mouth speaking from the issue of the heart. As the a man thinks in his heart, the mouth speaks. He never knows when to stop and tries to bring down as many people with him as he can. We also know that when God says enough is enough that He will bring judgement upon those who do not change their ways also his punishment will fit his wrong doing.
Proverbs 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
A lazy person wants to sleep all the time and could care less if he ever works. They will use every excuse they can to get out of work. They will even say I need time sleep, I do not have time to work. Now for those who think they do not have to work they will wind up with nothing. People, who do not like to work, receive no money. This is just a warning against being lazy and a sleepy head.
Just as a victim is overcome by a robber, so is the lazy man with his devotion to sleep rather than work, is led to poverty.
Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Now we learn that we do not need to be lazy after learning not to be a cosigner to some who probably is. We all know that ants are very industrious with no one telling them what they have to do. In this scripture basically a lazy person is told to watch an ant to learn a lesson from them. God does not like people to be lazy and it is wise to learn from some one who has good work habits. We should not have to be driven to work, but should do our work, because it needs to be done. It tells us if we work hard and do what we should we are also preparing for our future as well as for our every day needs.
Proverbs 6:3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Now we see that it is very important to free ourselves from any arrangement that could cause us to loose our God given resources. This is just saying, don’t even wait until tomorrow, go today and beg your friend to let you off of this note so you will be free and not responsible for someone else’s note just as a deer or a bird is free from the hunter. We are seeing in these parables just good rules for living successful business lives. These parables are to help us prosper in all that we do.
Proverbs 6:1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Chapter 6 begins teaching us another lesson one about money.
It begins by talking basically about signing on a note with someone else. It is foolishness to do this because it makes you responsible for what some else owes. The word tells us it is better to give or lend without interest than to do sign with someone. Anyone who becomes responsible for another person’s debt is trapped and controlled because he has yielded control of what God has given him. Young people, many times, do not realize that they could have to pay the whole debt for something they did not receive by just signing an innocent looking piece of paper. All to often we buy things today on credit that we really do not need and sometimes do not have the means to pay for it. It is said the number one cause of divorce today is the debt a family has. God’s word give us a plan of how to spend what we have and live a good life if we take take the time to study His word on this subject.
Proverbs 5:20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
As we have just looked at how God wants a relationship to be we have a question asked. Why would anyone commit a known sin? This refers to an adulterous relationship but really it could be referring to any sin. We should know better because God is always seeing what we are doing even to the point of allowing his mercy to give us a chance to repent if we mess up. If we let the sin continue it only gets worse and usually will wind up with someone being lost to God. A person caught up in this type of life will tie their own selves up in this sin. Adultery seems to be especially bad to the Lord. This sin of adultery, which also includes homosexual and lesbian acts, carries its own special punishment with it. If a person like this does not repent he is condemned to eternal life in hell. Again no one has to face that end they can call on Jesus for salvation and spend eternity in Heaven.
Proverbs 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
This scripture lets us know that God intended for the marriage relationship to be between only one man and one woman. That we should not have more than one wife. Also that we should love the wife of of our youth just as much, if not more, when we get old.There has been a terrible cancer of sin in our society the last few years. That is people who are living together without the benefit of marriage. This is not His plan for man and woman. God made one man for one woman, and they two become one flesh; not for a few days but for a lifetime together on this earth. God can give you a special love for your wife or husband, even if you have been married over 50 years. We should always be able to be satisfied with our spouse and our love should grow deeper for one another as we grow older. One of the best ways for a marriage to stay strong is for the husband and wife to be church together, so find you a church to attend today and learn what God has new for you We welcome everyone at Luverne First Assembly of God at 788 Glenwood Rd please come and join us if you do not have a church to attend. Sunday School at 9:30, Worship Service at10:30
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
